Other forms: campsites
A campsite is the place where tents are pitched. Book a campsite, a quiet campsite, arrive at the campsite.
In Britain it means a commercial field with taps and showers; in America the same word often means one numbered pitch within a campground. Choosing one on high ground and away from a river bed is the oldest piece of advice there is.
1nouncampsiteThe place where tents are pitched.
“We reached the campsite at dusk and put up our tents by torchlight.”
campsite is a place.
Camp plus site, from Latin campus, a field, and situs, a position.
From camp + site.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA